ArchivedIf you are involved in one of those churches :: Re: Lets see...Re: Lets see... Ka, we are not to put ourselves under the leadership of someone who is going contrary to God's will. In churches, potential pastors. teachers, etc. are examined before being allowed a position in the church. It matters because we believe that according to scripture, living a homosexual lifestyle is a gross sin, and condoning a homosexual lifestyle is the same. Of course it has nothing to do with whether they are just as smart as you or not, it has to do with trying to live our lives as close to scripture as possible, and spiritual growth isn't going to happen when you're leader or teacher isn't doing their best to lead spiritually, no matter what their level of intelligence. We have to look for the fruits of repentance. Could the person be lying? Yes, of course. But it's up to us to do our best to discern if the person is or not. The truth of God's word is what's being spread. We cannot compromise it, even for peace. Nations shed blood just for the sake of peace itself...does it make peace an evil idea? Wrong is wrong, right is right. Yes, live how you want to and read what you want, as long as it's what God wants for you. We DO know what's going to happen when we die, up to a point, God gave us the scriptures so we would. So far, we know that for a Christian, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. The opposite holds true for the unsaved. Chrys |
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